Toyota LQ self-driving concept car is at your command
It wouldn’t be the biennial Tokyo Motor Show without some seriously wild concept cars, and Toyota is here to deliver. As a followup...
Read MoreAfraid of self-driving car testing on public roads? Compared to what?
A front-page article in last Sunday’s Washington Post beat an old drum: “Some Silicon Valley Residents Anxious Over Self-Driving Cars.”...
Read MoreSensors get smarter
AutoSens, which was held at the world-famous AutoWorld museum in Brussels, Belgium, last month brought industry leaders together to look...
Read MoreTesla cars come when called, but can fray nerves
[SAN FRANCISCO] Roddie Hasan loves his Tesla, but after a fright using a feature that lets him summon the car as he might a dog, he says...
Read MoreHollywood and autonomous vehicles: how films, cartoons, and TV shows have shaped our AV biases
A March 2019 AAA survey found that almost three in four Americans remain afraid of fully self-driving vehicles. The survey also noted that...
Read MoreWorldwide survey highlights growing anticipation of autonomous vehicle technology
Autonomous vehicles—once only the domain of science fiction—are rapidly entering the mainstream, and may one day completely replace the...
Read MoreWaymo to customers: “Completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way”
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle business under Alphabet, sent an email to customers of its ride-hailing app that their next trip might not...
Read MoreSources: Lilium is looking to raise up to $500M for its electric flying taxis
“Flying cars” — airborne vehicles designed for urban and other short-distance commutes to replace conventional private automobiles — are...
Read MoreLet’s break down the common self-driving car myths
If you’ve never seen or been near (or inside) a self-driving car, the concept can seem a bit much. Cars driving themselves? What?...
Read MoreAAA test: pedestrian detection systems and emergency braking perform inconsistently
Emergency braking systems with pedestrian detection fail to prevent many accidents, according to a new study by the American Automobile...
Read MoreLIDAR put into a Tesla–and the world doesn’t come to an end
There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla. There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla? There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla! Those were the range of...
Read MoreArm unveils consortium for autonomous vehicle computing
Autonomous vehicles are exceedingly complex to develop, so Arm announced a consortium today to tackle the various safety and computing...
Read MoreWaymo is bringing its self-driving cars to map Los Angeles
Los Angeles is about to get its first self-driving cars. Waymo, the self-driving division of Google parent Alphabet, announced Monday that...
Read MoreDeepRoute raises $50 million in funding to research and develop autonomous vehicles
DeepRoute, an international self-driving vehicle startup, today announced it has raised $50 million in its pre-Series A funding round to...
Read MoreHere’s why Uber wants to put self-driving cars on downtown Dallas streets
Uber may be based in San Francisco, but lately it’s made a lot of moves in Dallas. It’s opening a major corporate hub in Deep...
Read MoreRoadshow explains the SAE’s new self-driving testing guidelines
Unless you work in the automotive industry, odds are pretty good you’re not familiar with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)....
Read MoreSolving the loneliness epidemic via self-driving cars
We are in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. And, unfortunately, it is predicted to worsen. According to stats by the U.S. Health...
Read MoreThese small cars can help drive the autonomous future
Over the next three years, Houssam Abbas will carefully send 80 modified Traxxas RC rally cars—the Ford Fiesta model—to research...
Read MoreDriver’s ed for robotaxis: a grueling exam looms for self-driving cars
Self-driving cars are coming. Or so we’re told. But they still face an existential question: When is a self-driving car truly ready...
Read MoreRecession worries could hamper self-driving cars
The media is doing a lot of hand-wringing about whether the U.S. economy is heading toward a recession. Some analysts point to signs such...
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